What does Villard mean?

Villard as a boys' name. 19th-century invented name. Henry Hilgard of Bavaria changed his name to Villard when he came to America. He later became a financier and rairoad magnate, giving the name some connotations of wealth and grandeur.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Vi-, -ard

ASSOCIATED WITH 19th century, wealth

Variations

How popular is Villard?

Villard is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#34210 out of 150436, Top 23%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Abelard, Adalard, Adelard, Adellard, Adlard, Alard, Alhard (see Allard), Aliard, Allard, Allerd (see Ellard), Aylward, Ballard, Eideard, Einhard, Ellard, Gaillard, Gaillhard (see Gaillard), Gallard, Galliard, Giffard (see Gifford), Gilford, Girard, Hallvard, Hallward, Halvard, Halward, Hillard, Hillary, Hilliard, Hillierd (see Hilliard), Hillyard, Hillyerd (see Hilliard), Hulbard (see Hulbert), Kinnard, Milford▼, Millar, Millard▼, Millerd, Millford (see Milford), Millward, Milward, Pollard, Pollerd (see Pollard), Pollyrd (see Pollard), Ricard, Richard▼, Rickard, Rikard, Riobard, Riocard, Sigvard, Siward, Tilford, Vernard, Vidar, Villem, Villiers, Vlad, Wilford▼, Willard▼ and Willerd. These names tend to be more commonly used than Villard.